Paul's right about landscapes selling better than people pictures, but
you have to play to your audience. I live in a coastal town, most of my
sold prints have a nautical/shore theme. People around here want
pictures of boats, though I must say that I've sold more copies of the
photo I've submitted to the annual this year than any other photo, still
it's a limited edition in either B&W or Color.
On 4/11/2010 10:55 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
On Apr 11, 2010, at 10:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Apr 11, 2010, at 5:29 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
On Apr 11, 2010, at 8:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
I'm trying to tie up the final details for the show.
I don't understand how the pricing of the art works as there is both an "asked for" and a
"minimum" price on the form. Is there some sort of consensus on what people are asking
for their prints?
If someone wants me to come shoot photos for them, I can come up with a value for my
time. If someone says they like one of my photos, chances are that it's a friend and my
response is likely to be along the lines of, "sure, Costco charges me $3 for a
16x20, why don't you buy me lunch when I give it to you".
Only you can determine what your work is worth. If you've displayed in
galleries before, you probably have an idea. But if not, figure you'll want to
recoup the cost of printing and framing, plus the 30% the gallery gets, plus a
small profit. That will probably bring you to a number close to $300 as an
asking price.
That makes sense. I just don't want to put on a price that is entirely out of
line from what other people are asking.
Then how low would you go just to unload the print. Shipping it back home adds
more to your cost.. That being said, photography is a tough sell in any gallery
that I've ever seen. Showing in a gallery is more about having fun and self
promotion. It's not a good way to earn a living.
I'm sure of that. For me the show is almost entirely about the ego strokes,
and the excuse to go to chicago and hang out with pdmlers.
Also, if there isn't any sort of limited edition, if more than one person wants
to buy a photo, would Mark be willing to print more copies, and what would he
charge to do so?
I would guess multiple sales are unlikely. (See selling my comment about
selling photography in a gallery above.). Generally, when a print is gone from
a show, it's gone.
Ah, I see. I didn't even know how that worked, whether someone would not get
it until after the show was over, or if it would get taken as soon as it was
sold.
That varies from gallery to gallery. But even if the print remains until the
end of the show, selling two would be extremely rare. Hell, selling one is
extremely rare. In general, landscapes sell best. I think that's because the
general populace considers a landscape to be a good fit for a room. People pics
are the usually the slowest sellers, no matter how artful. I guess most people
don't want a photo of someone they don't know. Celebrity pics, however, can
sell.
Paul
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